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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024fric•as•see /ˌfrɪkəˈsi/USA pronunciation n., v., -seed, -see•ing. n. - Foodchicken stewed and served in a sauce made with its own stock.
v. [~ + object] - Foodto prepare as a fricassee:to fricassee chicken.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024fric•as•see (frik′ə sē′),USA pronunciation n., v., -seed, -see•ing. n. - Foodmeat, esp. chicken or veal, browned lightly, stewed, and served in a sauce made with its own stock.
v.t. - Foodto prepare as a fricassee.
- Latin quassāre to shake, damage, batter); compare, however, dialect, dialectal fricâssié, perh. with a reflex of Vulgar Latin *coāctiāre, verb, verbal derivative of Latin coāctus compressed, condensed, past participle of cōgere; see cogent
- Middle French, noun, nominal use of feminine past participle of fricasser to cook chopped food in its own juice, probably equivalent. to fri(re) to fry + casser to break, crack (
- 1560–70
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: fricassee /ˌfrɪkəˈsiː; ˈfrɪkəsɪ; ˈfrɪkəˌseɪ/ n - stewed meat, esp chicken or veal, and vegetables, served in a thick white sauce
vb ( -sees, -seeing, -seed)- (transitive) to prepare (meat) as a fricassee
Etymology: 16th Century: from Old French, from fricasser to fricassee; probably related to frire to fry1 |